Over 18 tongas, Ambaari Rooftop Bus too take part; CAVA students paint colourful banners Mysore/Mysuru: Adding one more initiative to the list of many unique programmes to increase voting percentage, the Mysuru District Systematic Voters’ Education and Electoral Participation (SVEEP) Committee organised a vintage car rally in the heart of the city to pull the…
Star canvass: Somanna takes a swipe at Siddharamaiah
May 5, 2023‘Had he improved Varuna in 15 years, he did not have to bring in film stars as face-saver’ Mysore/Mysuru: Even as cinema stars have started campaigning for former Chief Minister Siddharamaiah in his own home turf of Varuna witnessing intense canvassing on war-footing, his opponent Housing Minister V. Somanna took pot-shots at the former CM…
‘I grew up here, know local problems, have solutions’
May 5, 2023BJP candidate T.S. Srivatsa shares his vision and commitment for KR Constituency T.S. Srivatsa, the BJP candidate from Krishnaraja (KR) Constituency, is the last of the nine siblings of Talakad T.N. Srinivas Tatachar and Rangalakshmi couple. He lives in his ancestral home (see pic.) located on the second cross of Ramanuja Road in Agrahara, Mysuru….
Stars descend on Varuna
May 4, 2023Hat-trick hero Shivarajkumar, actress Nishvika Naidu join Congress candidate Siddharamaiah’s Road Show Mysore/Mysuru: With less than a week to go for elections on May 10, the campaigning is on a full gear, especially at Varuna Assembly Constituency in the district that has turned into a high-voltage electoral battle with incumbent Leader of Opposition in the…
2023 not a fruitful year for mango growers, consumers
May 4, 2023Prices skyrocket as production takes massive hit from unseasonal rains, drastic temperature shifts Mysore/Mysuru: The vagaries of weather have continued to impact mango yield in Karnataka for the third consecutive year and as a result, prices have gone up. Untimely rain in December and excess heat in February have adversely impacted flowering and fruit setting,…
Assembly polls: Govt. declares May 10 as general holiday
May 4, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: In order to enable the public to exercise their franchise, the State Government has issued a notification declaring May 10 as a general holiday. The notification states that a public holiday is declared on May 10 (Wednesday) in view of elections to the Karnataka Legislative Assembly to all Nationalised Banks, other Banks and the…
Training for Poll Officers concludes
May 3, 2023Mysore/Mysuru: The two-day training programme for Poll Officers (PO) of all the 11 Assembly segments of the district concluded today, with POs sensitised on all aspects of voting on May 10. The training for Chamundeshwari Constituency was held at St. Joseph’s School on Hunsur Road, Jayalakshmipuram; for Krishnaraja (KR) at Maharaja’s College new building; for…
An earnest and urgent call to youths to vote
May 3, 2023Indian democracy will be good only when we learn to send best candidates to represent us and it is important for all of us, especially the youths, who seldom exercise their franchise due to disinterest, to vote. IIT alumnus and Founding Working President of Mysore Grahakara Parishat (MGP) Dr. Bhamy V. Shenoy, who contested (and…
Over 57,000 youngsters eager to ink their finger on May 10
May 3, 2023Chamundeshwari has highest number of new voters with 7,644; T. Narasipur lowest with 4,188 By M.B. Pavan Murthy As voters across the State prepare to exercise their right to vote, there is a palpable sense of excitement among new and first-time voters who are eager to participate in the democratic process of the world’s largest…
Battle for Varuna: Amit Shah in Siddharamaiah’s home turf
May 2, 2023Mysuru: Union Home Minister Amit Shah campaigned at the high-voltage Varuna Assembly Constituency this morning in favour of senior BJP leader and State Minister V. Somanna who is pitted against former CM Siddharamaiah. Amit Shah’s chopper landed at the Suttur helipad in Varuna at 12.30 pm and he headed to Hosakote to address a public…















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